RRB Ministerial & Isolated mock test
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RRB Ministerial & Isolated Syllabus 2026
The complete RRB Ministerial & Isolated syllabus for 2026 — 5 sections and 47 topics in all, organised exactly as the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free RRB Ministerial & Isolated mock below.
General Awareness8 topics
- Indian History — ancient, medieval, modern; freedom struggle and key leaders
- Indian Geography — states, rivers, mountains, climate, natural resources
- Indian Polity — Constitution basics, Fundamental Rights, key Articles, Constitutional bodies
- Indian Economy — RBI, banking basics, major government schemes, budget concepts
- Indian Railways context — zones, divisions, recent projects (Vande Bharat, KAVACH, Gati Shakti)
- Static GK — national symbols, sports, awards, books, monuments, dance forms
- Current Affairs — last 6-12 months (national, international, sports, awards, persons in news)
- Famous personalities and recent appointments
General Intelligence & Reasoning12 topics
- Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
- Number, letter and alphanumeric series
- Coding-decoding (letter shifts, mathematical, symbolic)
- Analogies (semantic, symbolic, numeric) and classification (odd-one-out)
- Blood relations and direction sense
- Syllogisms (2-3 statement, direct cases)
- Ranking and seating arrangement (linear, circular)
- Calendar (day from date) and clock (angle calculations)
- Mathematical operations and BODMAS-based reasoning
- Venn diagrams and set-based reasoning
- Statement-conclusion and decision making
- Matrix reasoning and missing number puzzles
General Arithmetic11 topics
- Number system, BODMAS, decimals, fractions, LCM & HCF
- Simplification and approximation
- Percentages, profit and loss, discount
- Ratio and proportion, partnership, mixture and alligation
- Average and age problems
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Time and work, pipes and cisterns
- Time, speed and distance (trains, boats and streams)
- Basic algebra (linear equations) and basic geometry
- Mensuration (2D and 3D — triangle, circle, cube, cylinder)
- Basic data interpretation (tables, bar / pie charts)
General Science5 topics
- Physics — motion, force, work-energy, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism basics (NCERT Class 9-10)
- Chemistry — atomic structure, periodic table, acids / bases / salts, metals and non-metals, common chemical formulae
- Biology — cell, life processes, human body systems, plant biology, common diseases and vitamins
- Everyday science applications (cooking, electricity at home, common chemicals, health)
- Basic environmental science — pollution, ecosystems, climate change context
Professional Knowledge (post-specific — dominant section)11 topics
- Stenographer (Hindi / English) — Pitman shorthand theory, advanced English / Hindi grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, office correspondence patterns, transcription conventions
- Junior Translator (Hindi) — Hindi व्याकरण (संधि, समास, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय, मुहावरे, वाक्य शुद्धि), advanced English grammar and vocabulary, translation theory and register matching, राजभाषा अधिनियम 1963 and Constitutional Articles 343-351, Rajbhasha शब्दावली
- PGT (subject) — Master's-level subject content (English / Hindi / History / Geography / Economics / Mathematics / Science as applicable), B.Ed pedagogy (teaching methods, evaluation, classroom management), NCF, RTE Act 2009
- TGT (subject) — Bachelor's-level subject content for the chosen discipline, B.Ed pedagogy, child development and learning, school curriculum frameworks, classroom assessment
- PRT — Foundational literacy and numeracy methodology, child development (NCF 2005, NEP 2020 primary stage), pedagogy for primary classes, basic subject knowledge across languages, EVS and Maths
- Music Teacher — Indian classical music theory (Hindustani / Carnatic as applicable), raga and tala fundamentals, history of Indian music, prominent composers and gharanas, basic Western music theory if specified, music pedagogy
- Public Prosecutor / Chief Law Assistant — Indian Constitution (key Articles, Fundamental Rights, DPSP), IPC 1860, CrPC 1973, Indian Evidence Act 1872, Indian Contract Act 1872, Railways Act 1989, Limitation Act, Civil Procedure basics, recent landmark Supreme Court judgements
- Welfare Inspector — Indian Labour Laws (Factories Act, Industrial Disputes Act, Workmen's Compensation Act, Payment of Wages Act, ESIC, EPF), social welfare schemes, industrial relations and personnel management basics
- Scientific Supervisor — domain depth in Statistics / Psychology / Ergonomics / Training as per the post (research methodology, data analysis, applied statistics, organisational behaviour basics)
- Junior Engineer (Drawing) — engineering drawing conventions, projections (first / third angle), sectional views, isometric and orthographic projections, dimensioning, basic CAD familiarity
- Lab Assistant — laboratory safety, common chemicals and apparatus, basic experiments (Class 11-12 Chemistry / Physics / Biology level), record-keeping and stock register basics
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